Frequently Asked Questions

GIS is the only higher education grant service created specifically to help small and mid-sized colleges and universities navigate and identify funding opportunities. GIS provides centralized access to federal grants intelligence, including a library of federal, state, and foundation funding opportunities, a customizable calendar of important dates, access to a webinar series, a personalized cabinet level grants intelligence briefing, and so much more!

GIS is fueled by McAllister & Quinn, a premier higher education consulting firm based in Washington, DC, that provides small and mid-sized colleges and universities with comprehensive services for grant-seeking, faculty training, and grant proposal development.

GIS is updated daily to ensure you have the most current funding opportunities, insights, and resources available.

Our strategic intelligence combines deep policy expertise with real-time monitoring to gather, analyze, and deliver actionable insights that empower institutions in higher education to make informed decisions and maximize their competitiveness. Our intelligence is vetted and sourced from our team in DC, our grant consulting network, and our contacts at foundations, federal agencies, and on Capitol Hill. Our approach to strategic intelligence is grounded in objectivity and informed by subject matter.

Yes. All McAllister & Quinn clients will also receive access to The Report, our DC Insider updates, and our full library of webinars, in addition to the GIS platform.

No. All content in Grants Intelligence Service is researched, written, and reviewed by our team of experts. We rely on professional grant specialists, not AI, to ensure the information is accurate, relevant, and tailored to the needs of institutions of higher education.

Read more about our McAllister & Quinn Team here!

Read more about our Grant Consultant Network here!

Or email us at info@grantsintelligenceservice.com to learn more.

Your annual membership provides access to one account for one user at your institution. Individuals must have a valid ‘.edu’ or ‘.org’ email address to register for GIS.

Members may cancel at any time after their first year of membership. Members are billed annually. If you cancel mid-year, you will have access to GIS until the end of your original membership period. Refunds will not be issued. If you do not cancel, membership will renew automatically and be billed to your original form of payment.